I just purchased my first road bike today. It is a beautiful gun metal gray cannondale (built in the USA!). So far I love it but I have only put 8 miles or so one it. If you are still looking for a bike, though it looks like you are not, they are now making a "29er" bike. This is a bike that can do BOTH on road and mountain biking. It is guilt to use 29in wheels like a road bike and has road bike wheels/tires but it can also be fitted with mountain bike tires. It is a pretty nice bike but it starts around $800. I did not buy that one
